Lower expectations minimize disappointment
Other than time being too short, my trip this week wasn’t as disappointing as I was bracing myself for. I very actively worked to moderate my expectations to the point that that half of the split-screen was nearly blank. All I wanted to do was see him and I refused to hope for any more than that.
After the fact, this leaves me to sit with simply what was rather than analyzing the expectation/realty discrepancy. I don’t do that enough in life.
